By Matt Hanson
I’m a Windows (and occasionally Linux) guy, and I’ve never really considered getting a MacBook, mainly because, above all, I’m a gamer. Switching to Apple’s operating system would mean I’d have to drop access to a number of my games.
Sure, I could try dual-booting macOS with Windows 10, but that defeats the object of getting an Apple machine somewhat, and Apple’s laptops and desktop machines aren’t as tinker-friendly to people who want to eventually upgrade their hardware to keep up with modern games (like me).
However, that could all change, and I may be seriously considering the switch now that Nvidia’s GeForce Now streaming service has come to Macs and MacBooks. Though, the service is still in beta.
It allows you to stream games that you’ve bought from Steam and other services, to Macs, and the games are powered by a remote machine with a GTX 1080 GPU, which means you only need an internet connection to play – all the heavy lifting is done by this remote machine.
So, you don’t need to splash out for a powerful MacBook to play them, and battery life – a constant source of annoyance for gaming laptops – isn’t too much of …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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